Power steering cooler delete?

[Dropped_Chevy956]

Greetings from south texas i am new to the forum!!!I recently purchased an 88 silverado 5.7 single cab project that has peen parked for 25 years!!!!powersteering pump went out recently so i ordered a cardone steering pump and both pressure and return lines...i found out it has a powersteering cooler near the radiator with 2 hoses,how can i delete this?any help is greatly appreciated

 

[Schurkey]

You're in South Texas. Rumor has it that it gets hot there, sometimes. WHY would you want to delete the PS cooler?

I deleted the leaking PS "cooler" (a metal tube wound back-and-forth inside the left frame rail behind the bumper) but I live in the Seasonally-Frozen Wastelands, and the truck was purchased to plow snow.

 

[GoToGuy]

Just to add, my 95 K2500, xtd sb, 5.7, 7200. Has cooler line looped in frame rail. I swapped it to a finned one mounted out in front from an HD, treasure yard find. Calif, hot summers 100° plus afternoon commute stopped in traffic or creeping along 10, 20, 30 mph, everything is blistering hot.

 

[Nad_Yvalhosert]

'88 GMC K1500 4.3: fin cooler.
'88 Chevy K2500LD 5.0: fin cooler.
'89 Chevy K1500 5.7: fin cooler.
'95 Chevy C2500 5.7: tube in frame cooler.
'98 Chevy Suburban 5.7: fin cooler
'00 Yukon Denali 5.7: fin cooler

Of all the 400 trucks I've had up here in New Yuck, none have been without a cooler. My thought is: theres a reason it was included on our trucks. Don't eliminate it, replace or upgrade it.

 

[ericg75]

Okay, two questions. Did I get the lines back in the right places and why does this pump have a third pipe on it? Is that a vent of some sort? It's a little hard to see but the high pressure line is closest to the rad (if it were installed).

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[454cid]

That pump is for hydroboost brakes.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

As @454cid noted, that extra fitting is the return line for the hydroboost system. I expect the pump is suitable regardless, but I've not actually confirmed that the non-HB and HB pumps have the same flow / pressure characteristics. I hope somebody else will comment.

I took a picture of mine, in this case of a 1998 L31.

My HP line is different in that it's routed close to the frame.

If you study these and compare to yours, I trust you'll see the difference. The pump isn't visible, the HP hose is, forming a high arch between the pump and the gear.

My low pressure hose, unlike yours, is routed from the gear to an OE tube-and-fin cooler mounted adjacent to the radiator. You can also see the return hose coming from the cooler headed to the pump.

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[ericg75]

Thanks, i should have paid attention before getting the pulley installed and mounting it. I sourced the correct pump. Do I have the lines correct now?

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[1998_K1500_Sub]

Do I have the lines correct now?

Your lines look serviceable, certainly.

You might consider re-positioning your HP line so the hardline lies nearer the frame. It appears it would do so if it was "clocked" about 60-degrees counter-clockwise from it's current position where the fittings meet at the gear. This could be done by loosening / removing the fitting at the gear and re-orienting the line. That's my $0.02. You certainly don't need to do so, but it might be cleaner (meaning "out of your way") if you did.